Skin anisotropy in vivo and initial natural stress effect: A quantitative study using high-frequency static elastography

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2860-2865

  Gahagnon, Solène ^a   Mofid, Yassine ^a   Josse, Gwendal ^b   Ossant, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b Centre d'Immunologie Pierre Fabre   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Arm forearm angle; High frequency elastography; Skin tension; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS; ANISOTROPIC PROPERTY; ARM/FOREARM ANGLE; BIAXIAL TENSILE; ELASTOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; EXTENSIOMETER; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IN-VIVO; LOCAL DISPLACEMENT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL TESTS; NATURAL SKIN; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REAL TIME; STRESS CYCLE; STRESS EFFECTS; STRETCHED ZONE; ULTRASOUND SCANNERS; UPPER ARM;

MEDICAL IMAGING; STRETCHING; TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

ANISOTROPY;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ELASTOGRAPHY; EXTENSIOMETER DEVICE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOREARM; HIGH FREQUENCY STATIC ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCAL THROUGH THICKNESS STRAIN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN ANISOTROPY; SKIN TENSION; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UPPER ARM FOREARM ANGLE;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARM; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FOREARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868375694     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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